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Senators Vow To Renew Bid For State Taxes On Remote Internet Sales

Posted by timothy on from the coming-and-going dept.

jfruh writes "A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators are working hard to make it legal for U.S. states to collect sales tax on any sales made to their residents, even if the sellers live elsewhere. They tried to add an amendment making the change to an unrelated defense appropriations bill, but the attempt was defeated. They have vowed to try again."

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  1. Re:Democrats said, "We will not tax the Internet!" by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    FTA: "Senators Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, Mike Enzi, a Wyoming Republican, and Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican"

    Two Republican senators and one Democratic senator.

    Having heard, with my own ears, Democrat Senators and Congressperson tell the whole country that they would never support a tax on the Internet...

    Was that Democrat you heard with your own ears Dick Durbin? No? Then your comment makes no sense. You did not mention 2/3 of this group are Republican which makes even less sense.

    I guess the cost of "Obama Phones" is more than expected.

    Ahhh. Obama Derangement Syndrome. Now it makes sense.